Sound Theory
In the Sound Theory class, you will gain knowledge of various terms and parameters associated with audio mixing. Familiarizing yourself with these concepts early on will enable you to concentrate on the enjoyable and practical aspects of the course, rather than becoming confused by them during the practical sessions.
Audio Editing
1. How to remove noise from an audio. 2. How to Manually-Tune audio. 3. How to Manually-Time Correct audio. 4. Understanding De-essing. 5. How to Manually clean unpleasant parts of an audio.
Compression
1. Understanding how Compression works. 2. Understanding the controls/knobs in a compressor. 3. Understanding how to control dynamic range using the controls in a compressor. 4. Understanding how to control the texture using a compressor. 5. Adding punch using a compressor. 6. How to compress an audio to make it sound soft & smooth. 7. How to compress an audio to make it sound thick & full. 8. How to compress instruments. 9. How to compress vocals. 10. Serial Compression. 11. Glue compression.
Music Theory
1. Introduction to Music Theory. 2. What is key/scale, tempo/BPM & time signature. 3. How to find the key & tempo of any song. 4. How to find the notes & chords of a scale. 5. Types of rhythmic notes - 1/1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, etc.
Starting a Mix
1. Frequency Division & Importance of Sound Selection. 2. Project Management. 3. How to Gain Stage. 4. How to Volume Balance. 5. How, when & how much to pan the elements of a mix. 6. Understanding the basic EQ controls. 7. Basic cleaning using an EQ. 8. How to clean an audio using a Dynamic EQ. 9. How to avoid clashing in a mix using masking. 10. Tone-Shaping.
Reverb
1. What is Reverb & why we use it. 2. Types of Reverbs & their characteristics. 3. What is Routing/Sends. 4. Understanding the Reverb controls & knobs. 5. How to design a Reverb from scratch. 6. How to make the reverb sound clean. 7. Layering Reverbs. 8. Automation modes. 9. Unique & creative reverb effects.
Delay
1. What is Delay & why we use it? 2. Understanding the delay controls & knobs. 3. How to design a delay from scratch. 4. How to make the delay sound clean. 5. Use of reverb on delay. 6. Use of multiple delays. 7. Unique & creative delay effects.
Ear Training
1. Identifying different frequency ranges. 2. Multiple ear training practices. 3. How to mix only with your ears.
Mics, Miking & Acoustics
1. Types of Microphones. 2. Parameters of Microphones. 3. Polar Patterns. 4. Mic Placement for Lead Vocals. 5. Mic Placement for Background Vocals. 6. Mic Placement for Instruments. 7. Acoustic Treatment for Home Studios.
Advanced Mixing
1. Approaching the mix with a new & creative mindset. 2. Use of analog EQs & Compressors. 3. Importance of Saturation in mixing. 4. When & why to use Buss Processing. 5. Use of Parallel Processing.
Mastering
1. Analysing the Mix. 2. The Mastering Mindset. 3. Minimum Phase VS Linear Phase EQs. 4. Basic processing while mastering. 5. Use of Mid/Side Processing. 6. Use of Multiband Compression in Mastering. 7. Use of Compression while Mastering. 8. What is LUFS? 9. How loud to master? 10. Use of a Clipper. 11. Use of a Limiter. 12. Understanding Oversampling, True Peak Limiting, Channel Linking. 13. Tips & Processing for a Loud Master.
Final Project Review
Reviewing & Correcting the Final Project made by the student.